The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

Chen Ke, who was inside, had already heard the movement outside, but after waiting for a long time, no one came.

As if he was used to disappointment, Chen Ke got up from the bathtub indifferently, without calling anyone to wait on him, dried himself, and put on clean clothes.

The one-night battle added new injuries to Chen Ke's back and hands. Although they were not serious, Chen Ke frowned at the pain from the wound during the action.

Xu Qingfeng approached through the screen, and his goal was the back of Chen Ke changing clothes.

"Report to my lord, Mr. Zhao, governor of Chuzhou, asks to see you."

Chen Ke turned his head, his eyes couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or what, he nodded lightly, and said, "Got it..."

Xu Qingfeng retreated quietly again, and originally mustered up the courage to say something, but this Mr. Zhao came at the wrong time.

Xu Qingfeng actually didn't think about what to say, walked out of Guixin Zhai in a daze, and happened to meet Eunuch Quan.

"Master Xu, you should go back to the Nuan Pavilion and rest."

"I... I'll go for a walk first, I'm not tired yet." Xu Qingfeng didn't know what he wanted to do, but if he stayed in Guixinzhai, he would feel more disturbed.Seeing Chen Ke, I don't know what to say, but I can't see Chen Ke, but I am anxious to see him.

As Xu Qingfeng said, he walked out of Guixin Zhai, subconsciously walked around indiscriminately, and walked around to the garden behind Guixin Zhai.Standing in the garden, you can see the horizontal building behind Guixin Zhai, which was Xu Qingfeng's favorite place before.

The flowering period is in full bloom, and the garden is full of fragrance.But Xu Qingfeng wasn't the only one enjoying the scenery.

"There is nowhere to look for the return of eternal regret, and I don't know where to turn." A voice broke the silence of the garden by stepping on the remaining flowers.

Xu Qingfeng couldn't help frowning, looking for his reputation, he saw a tall man with a Confucian style standing not far away.

Seeing Xu Qingfeng looking at him, the man smiled and nodded in greeting: "Such a beautiful scenery, wouldn't it be lonely for you to enjoy it all by yourself?"

Xu Qingfeng felt unhappy, only felt that this person's words were frivolous, so he asked directly: "Who are you?"

"I'm Zhao Kexin." The man bowed his hands artificially, his movements were slow and exaggerated, and he looked at Xu Qingfeng with a smile all the time.

This is Zhao Kexin, Governor of Chuzhou?I heard that he was already thirty-five, but he didn't look like he was 30 years old. Xu Qingfeng was secretly surprised, and then he heard Zhao Kexin ask him:

"Who is the son?"

"I..." Xu Qingfeng wanted to answer subconsciously, then closed his mouth rationally, staring at Zhao Kexin speechlessly.

How should he introduce it?It is not only a serious crime to reveal the identity of the traitor and traitor, but even King Ni will be implicated!

Xu Qingfeng only felt a chill on his back, but Zhao Kexin showed his claws and continued with a smile: "Zhao heard that King Ren, who has always been cold-hearted and cold-faced, brought a man with him on this trip, and he loved him very much. It really made Zhao curious for a while. It turned out that "the bones are like a mountain and the surname is forgotten, nothing more than the son and the red makeup." "

After Zhao Kexin finished speaking, he nodded in agreement, but Xu Qingfeng's face turned pale, and his lips trembled in anger.

What kind of governor of Chuzhou is this!It's fine to misunderstand that he is King Ren's male favorite, just listen to the meaning of the words, what "forgot the surname", how dare Zhao Kexin say it!

Xu Qingfeng didn't dare to imagine that if the governor of a state city was like this, what kind of rumors would there be among the people?

"Master Zhao misunderstood." Xu Qingfeng tried his best to bend the corners of his mouth, and pulled out a smiling face, "I..."

"Huh?" Zhao Kexin pretended to be listening.

But Xu Qingfeng didn't know what to say except the word "I".Fortunately, Grandpa Quan came to the rescue.

"Master Zhao is really humorous, Mr. Xu is a distinguished guest of the prince." Eunuch Quan stood in front of Xu Qingfeng calmly, "Master Zhao, this way please."

Zhao Kexin glanced at Xu Qingfeng with a half-smile, nodded, and said nothing more.

Xu Qingfeng felt very harsh when he heard the word "honored guest", but he also knew that there was no better way to say it. His face turned white and red, and he quickly returned to Guixinzhai under the guidance of Eunuch Quan's eyes.

When the garden was empty, Chen Ke walked down the horizontal building, thinking of Zhao Kexin's behavior just now, feeling unhappy.

This Zhao Kexin just went up and down the Wushan Mountain, so it was urgent!

Walking into the Hall of Mirrors, Zhao Kexin had a serious face, completely gone from the playful manner of before. His solemn and serious appearance did look like a gentleman, but no matter who looked at it, he didn't look like a governor of a state city.

"My lower official, Zhao Kexin, Governor of Chuzhou City, see the prince!"

Sitting upright, Chen Ke nodded slightly, "Excuse me..."

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhao Kexin stood up: "My lord, please forgive me for interrupting me suddenly. It's just that the matter is urgent, and my lord should help make a decision."

"Oh?" Chen Ke raised his eyebrows, "The matter in Chuzhou City needs to be decided by the palace, so what do you want?"

"It's a very important matter, and I'm waiting for the officials to explain it in detail." Zhao Kexin bowed deeply after finishing speaking, but Chen Ke didn't agree.

Looking at Zhao Kexin, rumors of this person flashed in Chen Ke's mind.Zhao Kexin's official career can be said to be very smooth. Although he entered the official position early, he is talented and well-connected. He has made great progress and attracted attention.

But as Concubine Xin's natal family, because Concubine Xin was not favored, Zhao Kexin had stayed in Chuzhou for four years.

Now that Emperor Xuanwu has passed away, and Concubine Xin has become a thing of the past, Zhao Kexin is also worried about the future direction when his five-year term of office is about to expire.

It's just that Chen Ke doesn't think he needs to worry about these personnel issues for Chen Mao.He never sees people he doesn't want to meet, and Chen Ke never does things he doesn't want to do.In the whole world, no one can make him unhappy, this is Chen Ke's overbearing.

Chen Ke remained silent for a long time, and Zhao Kexin couldn't bear the pressure. His understanding of this cold-faced prince kept refreshing in his heart, and finally he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "The officials have learned about what happened in the Wushan Temple last night, which surprised the prince." Yes, it is indeed the dereliction of duty of the lower officials. It's just that there are many followers of this demon sect, many of them are highly skilled in martial arts, and they are erratic and erratic in Chuzhou City. .”

Chen Ke was indifferent.

Zhao Kexin continued: "A few days ago there were rumors in the city of Chuzhou, "The evil star was born, causing disasters, and entering Chuzhou, gods and Buddhas are unstoppable." "

Chen Ke narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, "When did the rumor start?"

Zhao Kexin trembled imperceptibly, and said softly: "Five days ago..."

Chen Ke sneered, "A fierce star is born", isn't it referring to him, the king of benevolence?

The time for the rumors to spread was just right, exactly five days ago.The rumors came fiercely, as if someone did it on purpose, and soon caught Zhao Kexin's attention, and then Zhao Kexin paid attention to the recent personnel coming and going in and out of Chuzhou City, and within two days, Chen Ke entered the city.

The whole country knows that King Ren was born with a vision of a red star, but King Ren has always kept a low profile, so Zhao Kexin had to wait and see what happened. For several days, King Ren was nowhere to be seen.

Zhao Kexin didn't understand the meaning of the last two sentences of the rumor until he learned about the tragedy that happened in Wushan Temple this morning and saw the corpses scattered all over the field and the Wushan Temple that was almost destroyed.

"I think..." Zhao Kexin took a step back, knelt down on the ground with her forehead resting on the back of her hand, "This rumor is full of hints, like a warning."

Chen Ke leaned forward: "Who is the warning?"

There was complete silence in the Hall of Mirror Flowers, and the whole family stood aside in a murmur, not daring to interrupt.After Chen Ke finished asking, Zhao Kexin didn't dare to answer.

Feeling the menacing coercion above his head, Zhao Kexin saw what the so-called "King Ren" who everyone in the capital was talking about was what he really was - he didn't let anything go in his eyes, and he was under any coercion. Determine life and death.

Zhao Kexin didn't answer, her back was drenched in cold sweat, and she realized that she had been away from the capital for too long, so eager and impatient, she violated a big taboo in the officialdom, if she was careless today, it might stop here.

Chen Ke was not in a hurry, picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, before saying, "This is not to warn me, but to remind Mr. Zhao."

First, Zhao Kexin was reminded by rumors, and then the tragedy at Wushan Temple just confirmed the saying that "Gods and Buddhas are unstoppable". Such a tragedy can be pushed to the "bad star" - that's why Zhao Kexin came to Chen Ke.

"I believe that Mr. Zhao should pay attention to what will happen in Chuzhou City next, instead of insisting on looking for evil stars."

"Your Majesty taught me a lesson." At this moment, Zhao Kexin was not so nervous, and replied loudly, neither humble nor overbearing.

Chen Ke sat up straight, and asked again: "What else should I decide?"

Zhao Kexin hesitated when he heard the words, not knowing whether to speak or not.

If the evil star refers to Chen Ke, then the person who dares to trip King Ren must also be a high-ranking person. Zhao Kexin dare not speculate whether it is the emissary in Beijing who is doing such a dirty trick, but it only involves King Ren. An unfathomable power struggle.Zhao Kexin didn't have the courage to rush in, his purpose was different.

Chen Ke thought quickly, and immediately thought of the words Zhao Kexin said in the garden not long ago: bones are like a mountain, and the surname is forgotten, nothing more than the son and the red makeup.

Zhao Kexin, who met Xu Qingfeng for the first time, would never say such a thing for no reason.

Zhao Kexin deliberated and said: "I recently learned that the Demon Cult is looking for a person, and I tried to get his portrait..."

As Zhao Kexin said, he took out a roll of tissue paper, and Eunuch Quan quickly took it, opened it, and presented it to Chen Ke.

Chen Ke guessed the latter after hearing the first half of the sentence. As expected, the person in the portrait was Xu Qingfeng.

Zhao Kexin was indeed here for Xu Qingfeng.

Although there are not many praises for King Ren in Beijing, during the few years in Chuzhou, the number of visits to Wushan Temple has been dozens if not dozens. I have heard the affirmation and praise of King Ren from Master Huixin and the abbot of Xiangguo Temple several times. King Ren is not as afraid as ordinary people, but more awe and curiosity.

Knowing that King Ren is not close to women, he is too early to propose marriage but still lives alone in the deep palace, but at this time Emperor Xuanwu is not in a hurry, and King Ren is not in a hurry, so naturally no one dares to mention it.

From the capital to Chuzhou, even though King Ren kept a low profile, the rumors of bringing a handsome young man with him spread like wildfire.The faltering look of Xu Qingfeng in the yard just now fell into Zhao Kexin's eyes, and the rumors were confirmed.

Zhao Kexin touched his head to the ground, "I just happened to meet the young man in the portrait in the garden, and recently there have been rumors that the lord is a new favorite of the handsome young man, the lord has the guts to ask the lord to hand over this person for investigation..."

"presumptuous!"

Zhao Kexin kowtowed his head three times in a row: "My lord, if this person is an evil star, he must not be allowed to stay! The demonic sect has changed, and the people are in panic. The matter is of great importance..."

"It's a very important matter." Chen Ke slapped the table, and the sound shook the people around him to shrug their shoulders, not daring to raise their heads. Chen Ke stared at the back of Zhao Kexin's head, "Could it be that I don't know what is right and what is wrong?"

"I dare not..."

"Don't dare? Oh, I think Mr. Zhao is quite courageous..." Chen Ke sneered, ""The bones are like a mountain and I forget my surname, it's nothing more than a young master and a red makeup." "

Zhao Kexin's forehead was filled with cold sweat, and he was shocked, it turned out that the prince was also in the garden just now.

"Zhao Kexin, I tell you that he is not."